USA Today Crossword October 1, 2025 Answers

Here's your complete guide to the USA Today Crossword for Wednesday, October 1, 2025. Known for its approachable difficulty and contemporary references, this puzzle is perfect for daily solving practice.

USA Today Crossword October 1, 2025 Answers

This USA Today puzzle from October 1, 2025 contains 78 total clues—35 across and 43 down. Below you'll find every clue with its answer and helpful hints. If you're working on a different date, check our USA Today crossword archive.

Across Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1A	"Reading Rainbow" channel	PBS
4A	Collage bit	SCRAP
9A	Big name in home appliances	BOSCH
14A	"___ we having fun yet?"	ARE
15A	Head out the door	LEAVE
16A	Situation in which a post receives more replies than likes	RATIO
17A	Digital detox	SOCIALMEDIAFAST
20A	Like eggs Benedict	SAUCY
21A	Restless	ANTSY
22A	Unit of farmland	ACRE
23A	Pieces of celery	STALKS
26A	Angsty rock genre	EMO
29A	Common article	THE
30A	Bridal accessories	VEILS
31A	"Party Down" star Scott	ADAM
32A	"The Devil Wears ___"	PRADA
33A	Aquatic Summer Olympics event	DIVING
35A	Dirty or dry cocktail made with twice the amount of alcohol	DOUBLEMARTINI
38A	Some wearable cameras	GOPROS
39A	Fails to mention	OMITS
40A	Fencing weapon	EPEE
41A	Enlighten	EDIFY
42A	Word after "school" or "party"	BUS
45A	Highest point value for a Scrabble tile	TEN
46A	Most easygoing	LAXEST
48A	Greet the day	RISE
49A	"Hello" singer	ADELE
51A	Gung-ho	EAGER
52A	"Just one more mile!"	WEREALMOSTTHERE
57A	Formally revise	AMEND
58A	City home to the Musee de l'Orangerie	PARIS
59A	___ and tonic	GIN
60A	Fantasy football numbers	STATS
61A	"Fast Car" singer Chapman	TRACY
62A	Many a Keats work	ODE

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	Midsize VW model	PASSAT
2D	Bring up, like a sensitive topic	BROACH
3D	Password-protected, say	SECURE
4D	"You're crushing it!"	SLAY
5D	Animation unit	CEL
6D	Male bighorn	RAM
7D	Connecticut, in D.C.	AVE
8D	Powers a bike	PEDALS
9D	Sausages often served with sauerkraut, for short	BRATS
10D	Clumsy people	OAFS
11D	Didn't go out	STAYEDIN
12D	Prefix for "gender"	CIS
13D	Trending	HOT
18D	Surface for Sidney Crosby	ICE
19D	Calligrapher's need	INK
23D	Mammals with an "elephant" variety	SEALS
24D	It ebbs and flows	TIDE
25D	With a scoop of ice cream on top	ALAMODE
27D	Fingernail treatment, for short	MANI
28D	Texter's "Holy cow!"	OMG
30D	Airbnb alternative	INN
31D	Budget rival	AVIS
32D	Lacking additives	PURE
33D	Float away	DRIFT
34D	Teensy	ITSY
35D	"Rad!"	DOPE
36D	Good spot to fly a kite	OPENAREA
37D	French for "friends"	AMIS
38D	Figure out	DETERMDETERMINE
41D	Free from obligation	EXEMPT
42D	Inflated sense of self-importance	BIGEGO
43D	What an email address often doubles as	USERID
44D	Calm, cool and collected	SERENE
46D	Sales prospects	LEADS
47D	The whole enchilada	ALL
48D	Encouraging syllable	RAH
50D	Bumper boo-boo	DENT
51D	Online marketplace founded in 2005	ETSY
52D	"As I ___ saying . . ."	WAS
53D	Person trained in CPR	EMT
54D	Gondola propeller	OAR
55D	Mrs., in Spanish	SRA
56D	___-tac-toe	TIC

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